Recipes Cuisine Latin American Mexican Easy Tex-Mex Chicken Tacos 4.3 (3) 3 Reviews 2 Photos Quick and full of flavor, you can adjust heat by removing the seeds from jalapeno. Garnish tacos with chipotle ranch, salsa verde, and avocado. I make the chipotle ranch with fat free sour cream to save a bit of calories. Submitted by yummers Published on June 23, 2020 Save Rate Print Share Close Add Photo 2 Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Total Time: 1 hr Servings: 12 Yield: 12 tacos Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1x 2x 4x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings 4 cups water 1 (16 ounce) package yellow rice 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided (Optional) 1 pound boneless chicken, cut into 3/4-inch cubes 1 (1 ounce) package chicken taco seasoning mix 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 1 ½ cups shredded Mexican cheese blend 1 (4 ounce) can sliced olives 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 12 corn tortillas 1 tablespoon bacon grease Directions Bring water to a boil in a saucepan; add rice and 1/4 cup olive oil. Bring liquid back to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover saucepan, and simmer until rice is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir chicken and taco seasoning mix until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Mix rice, black beans, Mexican cheese blend, olives, and jalapeno pepper into chicken; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Heat a separate skillet over medium-high heat; warm tortillas in skillet until pliable, 1 to 2 minutes per tortilla. Fill each tortilla with about 1/2 cup chicken-rice mixture, folding tortilla over filling. Heat bacon grease in a skillet over medium heat; fry the filled tortillas until crispy, 2 to 3 minutes per side. I Made It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 393 Calories 14g Fat 49g Carbs 19g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 12 Calories 393 % Daily Value * Total Fat 14g 18% Saturated Fat 5g 26% Cholesterol 38mg 13% Sodium 1047mg 46% Total Carbohydrate 49g 18% Dietary Fiber 5g 16% Total Sugars 1g Protein 19g 38% Vitamin C 2mg 2% Calcium 157mg 12% Iron 2mg 9% Potassium 247mg 5% * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data. (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.